She has been removed from the school — which houses 200 students — as an investigation by the city's inspector general continues, School District of Philadelphia spokesman Lee Whack told the TV station.

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As noted by NBC10, the exact nature of the bribes is still unknown as officials look into the allegations.

A letter sent home to parents on Tuesday said the bribery "is completely unacceptable" if found to be true, WPTV reported.

"We want to reassure our entire school community this type of matter is taken seriously."

This veteran teacher had been accused of taking bribe money to change grades..the school is investigating the case of Amanda Richardson at the linc high school ..I’ll have the story live at 5 pic.twitter.com/Cromx8m50C

Kenneth Cotton, an economics teacher, wanted to invoke "fear in a student, who allegedly had excessive absences from his night school classes," according to court testimony reviewed by The Associated Press.

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